India's UN Mission in-charge R. Ravindra said, "The increase in the quantity and quality of arsenal acquired by these terrorist organizations reminds us again and again that they cannot exist without the sponsorship or support of states."
“This aspect must be unequivocally condemned,” he said Tuesday at a UN conference reviewing progress in the program against illicit small arms. He did not take the name of any country that provides arms to the terrorists, but Pakistan is mainly behind supplying arms to the terrorists operating against India.
Ravindra said, "For many decades, my country has suffered huge losses due to cross-border terrorism and violence carried out by terrorist groups using these illegal weapons smuggled across our borders, which now also includes the use of drones. Is included."
He said, "India views the illegal possession and misuse of small arms and light weapons by non-state groups and terrorists as a violation of state sovereignty.,
Under-Secretary-General Izumi Nakamitsu, speaking first, noted the dangers of small arms becoming available to terrorists.
"There is nothing 'small' or 'light' about the harm caused by these weapons," he said. “They increase crime, displacement and terrorism.”
He warned: “The situation is getting worse, as new developments in the manufacture, technology and design of small arms – such as 3D printing – have made their illicit production and trafficking easier than ever.”
Nakamitsu said the new agenda for peace proposed last year by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres "calls for regional efforts across borders to stem the flow and trafficking of small arms and light weapons".Ravindra proposed a new programme, Regional 911, which would bring together countries in the region to eliminate arms trafficking, and track and protect small and light weapons to keep them out of the reach of the "wrong hands". Will improve. He talked about the crisis of illicit trade and the transfer of small and light weapons to sensitive areas.
"In post-conflict situations, we often see non-state actors illegally possessing these weapons, which hinders disarmament, demobilization and reintegration efforts," he said.
"India maintains strict export controls on all munitions and related items, including small arms and light weapons," he said.
He offered to share the country's expertise with countries, saying New Delhi is a member of the Wassenaar Arrangement, an international agreement against illicit transfers of arms and dual-use items.(Pakistan and China are not participants in this).
India has also signed all thirteen anti-terrorism conventions and ratified the United Nations Convention on Transnational Organized Crime and its Protocol on Firearms, he said.
“This aspect must be unequivocally condemned,” he said Tuesday at a UN conference reviewing progress in the program against illicit small arms. He did not take the name of any country that provides arms to the terrorists, but Pakistan is mainly behind supplying arms to the terrorists operating against India.
Ravindra said, "For many decades, my country has suffered huge losses due to cross-border terrorism and violence carried out by terrorist groups using these illegal weapons smuggled across our borders, which now also includes the use of drones. Is included."
He said, "India views the illegal possession and misuse of small arms and light weapons by non-state groups and terrorists as a violation of state sovereignty.,
Under-Secretary-General Izumi Nakamitsu, speaking first, noted the dangers of small arms becoming available to terrorists.
"There is nothing 'small' or 'light' about the harm caused by these weapons," he said. “They increase crime, displacement and terrorism.”
He warned: “The situation is getting worse, as new developments in the manufacture, technology and design of small arms – such as 3D printing – have made their illicit production and trafficking easier than ever.”
Nakamitsu said the new agenda for peace proposed last year by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres "calls for regional efforts across borders to stem the flow and trafficking of small arms and light weapons".Ravindra proposed a new programme, Regional 911, which would bring together countries in the region to eliminate arms trafficking, and track and protect small and light weapons to keep them out of the reach of the "wrong hands". Will improve. He talked about the crisis of illicit trade and the transfer of small and light weapons to sensitive areas.
"In post-conflict situations, we often see non-state actors illegally possessing these weapons, which hinders disarmament, demobilization and reintegration efforts," he said.
"India maintains strict export controls on all munitions and related items, including small arms and light weapons," he said.
He offered to share the country's expertise with countries, saying New Delhi is a member of the Wassenaar Arrangement, an international agreement against illicit transfers of arms and dual-use items.(Pakistan and China are not participants in this).
India has also signed all thirteen anti-terrorism conventions and ratified the United Nations Convention on Transnational Organized Crime and its Protocol on Firearms, he said.
